Mass Schedule
Ascension Thursday
May 1, 2008
A Holy Day of Obligation
Masses will be celebrated:
| St. Joseph Church | Wednesday, April 30th, 7:30PM |
| Thursday, May 1, 9:00 AM | |
| St. Julia Church | Thursday, May 1, 7:00 AM |
| Thursday, May 1, 7:30 PM |
St. Julia Church, Weston
| Saturday | 4:00 PM |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM (Children's Liturgy of the Word - see bulletin for dates), |
| 11:15 AM (Senior Choir), and 5:00 PM | |
| Holy Days | As Announced |
| Daily | Monday - Friday: 7:00 AM |
| Saturdays: 8:00 AM | |
| Civic Holidays | 8:00 AM |
St. Joseph Church, Lincoln
| Sunday | 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM |
| Holy Days | As Announced |
| Daily | Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00 AM |
| Morning Prayer and Rosary | Monday & Wednesday: 8:40 AM |
| Family Rosary | Thursday 7:00 PM |
Find the Daily Readings for this month and next.
Monthly Coffee Hours are held after Masses at each church. Watch the Weekly Bulletin to see when these are scheduled.
Daily Masses will not be celebrated in either of our churches when the school sessions are cancelled or delayed in the town in which the church is located. With so many of our Masses now celebrated by priests not assigned here, this seems like the smart decision to make. It also allows more flexible time for snow clearance, with our early Masses.
Sacrament of Penance
| Every Saturday | 3:15 - 3:45 St. Julia Church |
The 2007-2008 Liturgical Year
The Liturgical Year begins with
Advent, the four week season leading up to the celebration of Jesus'
birth on Christmas Day. The liturgical color for Advent is purple or blue. The Christmas Season
lasts 12 days, from Christmas Day to Epiphany, the feast day celebrating the arrival of the Magi. The color
for the Christmas season is white.
| Advent Season: | First Sunday (purple) - December 2, 2007 |
| Second Sunday (purple) - December 9, 2007 | |
| Third Sunday (pink) - December 16, 2007 | |
| Fourth Sunday (purple) - December 23, 2007 | |
| Christmas Season: | Christmas - December 25, 2007 |
| Mary, Mother of God - January 1, 2008 | |
| Epiphany of the Lord - January 6, 2008 |
The Christmas Season is followed by a period of Ordinary Time, represented by the color green. This year it spans four Sundays.
| Ordinary Time: | January 8, 2008 through February 5, 2008 |
Lent
begins with Ash Wednesday, and continues for six Sundays until Holy Week. It is represented
by the color purple for penitence. During Lent we focus on our relationship with God and what we
can do to improve it. At the end of Lent is Holy Week, which includes the Easter Triduum of
Holy Thursday, the remembrance of Jesus' Last Supper, Good Friday, the day Jesus died, and
the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.
Lenten Regulations 2008: Abstinence Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligations of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent. On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all.
| Lenten Season: | February 6,2008 through March 15, 2008 |
| Ash Wednesday - February 6, 2008 | |
| Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - March 16, 2008 |
Easter Sunday is the most important day of the Liturgical Year. It celebrates the Resurrection
of Jesus from the dead. The church is decorated with lilies to represent life, and the liturgical
color is white. The Easter season lasts for 50 days, ending on Pentecost Sunday, the day the
apostles received the gift of the Holy Spirit.
| Paschal Triduum: | Holy Thursday - March 20, 2008 Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7:00PM Eucharistic Procession, Prayer and Adoration until 11PM |
| Good Friday - March 21, 2008 Celebration of the Lord's Passion, 7:30PM Stations of the Cross, 12PM St. Julia Church, 3:00PM St. Joseph Church | |
| Easter Vigil - March 22, 2008, 8:00PM | |
| Easter Sunday: | St. Julia Church 9:00AM, 11:15AM (in Church and hall), no 5PM Mass |
| St. Joseph Church 7:30AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30AM, 12Noon | |
| Easter Season: | March 23, 2008 through May 11, 2008 |
| Easter Sunday - March 23, 2008 | |
| Divine Mercy Sunday - March 30, 2008 | |
| Ascension Thursday - Thursday, May 1, 2008 (not moved to Sunday) | |
| Pentecost Sunday - May 11, 2008 |
After the Easter Season the church returns to Ordinary Time. The last Sunday of the Liturgical Year is the feast of Jesus Christ the King.
| Ordinary Time: | May 12, 2008 through November 30, 2008 |
| Most Holy Trinity Sunday - May 18, 2008 | |
| Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - May 25, 2008 | |
| The Transfiguration of the Lord - August 6, 2008 | |
| Our Lord, Jesus Christ the King - November 23, 2008 |
Feast Days and Holy Days of Obligation
Holy Days of Obligation are shown below in bold text. For more feast days please visit the Calendar link under the News menu at the top of this page.
| January 1, 2008 | Feast of Mary, Mother of God* |
| February 10, 2008 | Our Lady of Lourdes |
| March 15, 2008 | Feast of St. Joseph |
| May 23, 2008 | Feast of St. Julia |
| May 1, 2008 | Ascension of the Lord |
| August 15, 2008 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary* |
| October 2, 2008 | Feast of the Guardian Angels |
| November 1, 2008 | All Saints Day* |
| November 2, 2008 | All Souls Day |
| December 8, 2008 | Immaculate Conception |
| December 25, 2008 | Christmas |
* When falling on a Monday or Saturday, the obligation for these feasts is removed.
